September 16, 2009

Hospital Sells Building and Closes Down

Yesterday the sale of the building that housed Victory Memorial Hospital, on the Bay Ridge-Dyker Heights border, was recorded in public records, and the price tag—$45 million—makes it one of the biggest commercial transactions in Brooklyn this year. The story behind the sale is a sad one: The hospital had been facing bankruptcy for a couple years now, and at the beginning of September it laid off 250 workers. A person who works at the facility said Victory officially closed down on Saturday and that half of the building is now being used as a nursing home and half is being operated by SUNY Downstate Medical Center. The deal for SUNY Downstate to take over the facility was reached last year, and a spokesman for the organization said they began taking over some of Victory's operations last May. The buyers of the building are a firm called Rockaway Parkway Associates, who did not return calls for comment. Victory had been around for more than 100 years. GMAP P*Shark
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February 18, 2009

Brooklyn Food & Drink Round-Up

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New Restaurants for Red Hook
Gothamist asks: "Will Van Brunt Street be Home to a New Restaurant Row?" It's a question that the press has been asking for a long time, but now Gothamist shares photos of 5 restaurants that are in the works in Red Hook, including Radio Free Red Hook at 365 Van Brunt Street, pictured above. The story also notes the progress at Delightful Coffee Shop (219 Van Brunt), Barrone Ristorante (the old 360 space), Grindhaus ("The sausage and suds HQ is scheduled to open next month at 275 Van Brunt"), and Anselmo’s (the brick oven pizzeria at 351 Van Brunt).

African Eats in Fort Greene
Ligaya Mishan for the New York Times admires the "fusion of West African flavors and French technique" at Abistro, and calls the flatbread at Fulton Street's new Ethiopian spot, Bati, "the real thing, dusky in color and springy to the touch." Mishan also recommends the Moroccan dishes at Kif: "In the chicken tagine ($16), presented in its namesake clay pot, the slow-braised meat is mixed with fleshy green olives and heady with preserved lemon."

This Week's Openings
Time Out New York says that Brooklyn Public House (247 DeKalb Ave at Vanderbilt Ave, Fort Greene) is opening this week: "Back in the 1950s, the space was occupied by a bar called Eric’s, remembered by locals for its Skip and Go Naked cocktail (vodka, gin, beer, lemon and sugar). Try this revived drink, plus 16 beers on tap—including gems such as Twisted Thistle and Belhaven Stout." TONY also reports that Mast Brothers Chocolates (105 North 3rd St between Berry and Wythe Sts, Williamsburg) is opening a "weekend-only retail store."

After the jump: The feds take down Sixpoint's Hop Obama ale, new tapas in Williamsburg, a 20-pound lobster in Dyker Heights, Di Fara reopens, and Kelso trades beer for blood...

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Categories: Dyker Heights, Food and Drink, Fort Greene, Midwood, Red Hook, South Slope, Williamsburg

July 30, 2008

Dyker Heights 'Mansion': Yours for $2 Mil

Should you be keen on calling Dyker Heights home but are of slightly more modest means than the buyer who paid $2.5 million for the priciest spread to changed hands in Brooklyn last week, take a gander at the listing that landed in our inbox yesterday (subject line: "Brooklyn Mansion"). The 5,800-square-foot house is described as follows: "Architecturally breathtaking, this custom four bedroom, three and a half bathroom, center-hall Colonial in desirable Dyker Heights, perfectly captures the essence of the modern living with an expansive foyer with its impressive wedding staircase, high chandelier and imported Italian marble flooring. The adjacent east-wing has a home office, full bathroom and guest room....the sprawling finished basement boasts a lavish underground pool fitted with skylights and a relaxing veranda. French doors lead to the custom wet-bar and game room that's perfect for entertaining in this in-door paradise." All for a mere $1,999,000.
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